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pointlessness

pointlessness noun: the lack of meaning, purpose, or ideas; the characteristic or condition of being pointless.

Noun

pointlessness (countable and uncountable, plural pointlessnesses)

  1. (countable) The lack of meaning, purpose, or ideas; the characteristic or condition of being pointless.
    • Near-synonyms: purposelessness, meaninglessness, uselessness
    • The pointlessness of the discussion only compounded her boredom.
  2. (uncountable) The quality of not mentioning points.

Synonyms of pointlessness

Forms of pointlessness

pluralpointlessnesses

Origin of pointlessness

From pointless + -ness.

Words formed from pointlessness

Questions about pointlessness

What does pointlessness mean?
Pointlessness means the lack of meaning, purpose, or ideas; the characteristic or condition of being pointless.
What part of speech is pointlessness?
Pointlessness is a noun.
What is the plural of pointlessness?
The plural of pointlessness is pointlessnesses.

Words near pointlessness in the dictionary

  1. pointless
  2. pointless topologies
  3. pointless topology
  4. pointlesse
  5. pointlessly
  6. pointlessness
  7. pointlessnesses
  8. pointlet
  9. pointleted
  10. pointlets
  11. pointletted

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